Back in March, the GM Design team shared a sketch on its Instagram page of an open-top Chevy sports car called the ‘CERV 5’ that designer Brian Geiszler completed back in 2017. It seems as though that roofless sportscar experiment wasn’t a one-off, as GM Design recently shared a very similar sketch that was completed by a separate designer around the same time period.
This sketch, dated 2018, can be attributed to GM designer Helio Queiroz. It shows a roofless Chevy sports car with a wedge shape and open-wheel design, giving it a very similar appearance to the aforementioned CERV 5. Queiroz appears to have first sketched the vehicle without its bodywork, revealing the intricate aluminum frame that the svelte body panels bolt to, along with its sophisticated pushrod front suspension.
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When the bodywork is attached, this outlandish design actually seems somewhat feasible, incorporating road-ready components like front LED headlights and daytime running lights and taillights. We imagine the slick racing tires, minimal cargo space and lack of side and rear view mirrors would cause some headaches for anyone looking to take this experimental design concept out on the road, though.
This concept reminds us of the Plymouth Prowler in a way – especially the front end with its inboard-mounted headlights and triangular-shaped grille opening. The Plymouth Prowler wasn’t really a sales success (only 11,702 were ever produced), so we can’t imagine GM giving a vehicle like this the green light for production, but it’s interesting to see what its designers get up to in their spare time. Experiments like these also serve as inspiration for cars and model variants that may eventually see the light of day and help designers sharpen their skills.
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That think looks so rad. It would be so rowdy as an EV.
It would almost be a shame for something that mean looking to have no exhaust sounds.
It really should have a rowdy noise coming from the pipes. But gm is abandoning combustion so ev it will be…if anything remotely as cool could be produced.
ev, where do they get the charging power from??? Fuel so the circle continues. Had supply power now so let’s add more demand on an already taxed system. oh, and what do you do with the depleted batteries? The entire floor is battery so take the body off and put it on a new frame with new batteries, Right. Why not just go nuclear power and really blow up everything. If there are aliens hurry come and get us sane people, the rest can stay lol.
So because some states won’t spend money or use political capital to move away from fossil fuel based power generation, that means we should just keep driving gas cars? That is as far from sane as one can get. My state produces 2/3rds of its electricity from hydroelectric sources anyways. In parts of the country that have invested in renewable energy your post is just flat out false. Feel free to leave the planet ASAP.
The Plymouth / Chrysler Prowler looks better I’d just buy a used model b4 buying this incomplete monstrosity
I’d like to see the design team come up with a sporty 2 door pickup,since a lot of other manufacturers are bringing them back…the Maverick,the Santa Cruz…
imagine calling the maverick or santa cruz sporty…not only that, they’re 4 doors. Time to lay off the petrol.
ssr
GM of Europe should take advantage of this. Cars like the Ariel Atom, BAC Mono street legal track toys are pretty big over there.
I might have to change my handle.
once again copycat gm. Oh, there was a Prowler, we didn’t know that. No new ideas gm. Must stand for goofy Mary. Barra you suck leave gm before you destroy it.
That’s the difference between imagination and creativity. Dodge actually CREATED one of these.
WOW looks like a Prowler? not a very big car enthusiast it looks like a copy of an Ariel Atom.
Think of it like excitement.
Oh wait! Thats Pontiac mojo.
Pontiac . . . 🤔